Job postings in India rebounds 8.9% in Might after 8 consecutive month-to-month declines: Report, ETCFO
Mumbai, Indian job postings rebounded by 8.9 per cent in Might after witnessing eight consecutive month-to-month declines, and the speed of job creation continues to outpace different nations pushed by the nation’s transition in the direction of extra formal financial preparations, a report mentioned on Friday.
On a year-on 12 months foundation, nonetheless, job postings in India dipped barely by 1.8 per cent in Might.
Regardless of trending downwards, Indian job postings are virtually 80 per cent above pre-pandemic ranges, which is excessive in comparison with different main markets, in keeping with the report by international job web site Certainly.
A number of nations, led by the UK, New Zealand and Switzerland, have posted volumes which might be at the moment under pre-pandemic ranges and by comparability, India’s posting volumes are very wholesome, added the report.
“Indian job creation continues to outpace different nations due to the nation’s transition in the direction of extra formal financial preparations.
“Because the nation transitions, job creation throughout the formal sector will likely be a lot stronger than general employment progress nationwide, and we’ve persistently seen that lately. Different economies aren’t going by a transition of this nature,” Certainly’s APAC Senior Economist Callam Pickering mentioned.
The report by Certainly relies on an evaluation of information in 2020 (pandemic interval), 2024 and 2025 until Might on the worldwide job web site’s platform.
It additional revealed that job postings in round 80 per cent of occupations in India elevated over the previous three months.
The postings primarily elevated in childcare (27 per cent), private care and residential well being (25 per cent), schooling (24 per cent), and manufacturing and manufacturing (22 per cent), it mentioned.
Nevertheless, these features greater than offset some weak spot in sectors like dental alternatives, down 10.2 per cent over the previous three months, together with agriculture and forestry (8.6 per cent), neighborhood and social service (6.8 per cent) and software program improvement (4.2 per cent), it added.
Certainly’s information confirmed that, as of Might 2025, 1.5 per cent of Indian job postings talked about generative AI of their job descriptions, greater than double from the final 12 months.
Round 12.5 per cent of information analytics roles talked about generative AI, forward of software program improvement (3.6 per cent) and scientific analysis (3.1 per cent).
When it got here to geographical areas, regional hubs emerged for jobs that both use or assist develop generative AI.
In Karnataka, 2.4 per cent of job postings point out generative AI, simply forward of two.3 per cent in Telangana, added the report. PTI
